Factors related to increasing safety belt use in states with safety belt use laws : second annual report to Congress : prepared in response to House Report 100-28, accompanying the fy 1987 Supplemental Appropriations Act

NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Researchhttps://doi.org/10.21949/15253051989PDFResearch PaperSmith, M.Hedlund, James H.Blatt, J.United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Driver and Pedestrian ResearchUnited States. National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationUnited StatesManual safety beltsState lawsLaw enforcementPublicityDOT-HS-807-409This report is the second in a series of four annual reports to the Congress on provisions of state safety belt use laws and other programmatic factors related to increasing safety belt use levels. The first Congressional Report reviewed what was known about why some states and communities have achieved higher belt use than others under their belt use laws. It concluded that effective, well-publicized belt law enforcement is the major key to achieving greater belt use. The report identified the gaps in our knowledge of how best to conduct these programs and suggested research and demonstration activities necessary to fill these gaps. This second annual report describes the research and demonstration activities implemented to test alternative enforcement strategies and publicity approaches. This effort will help the NHTSA define the characteristics of effective programs for dissemination to other police agencies and communities. /Abstract from report summary page/129